IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FENTRESS COUNTY, TENNESEE
ELIZABETH LESHAE TURBETT,
Plaintiff,
v.
CHRISTOPHER WAYNE LOTT, II
Defendant.
Docket No. 24-49
MOTION FOR PUBLICATION
Comes now the Plaintiff, Elizabeth Leshae Turbett, by and through her attorney, Beth Shipley, to move this Honorable Court for an Order of Publication. As grounds, the Plaintiff would state the follows:
1. The whereabouts of the Defendant, Christopher Wayne Lott, II ARE UNKNOWN.
2. The Plaintiff has not had any communication with the Defendant and has no information on the location of the Defendant since October 2022.
3. The Plaintiff’s attorney conducted a background investigation of the Defendant. The report contained several phone numbers, in which the Plaintiff’s attorney called and never reached the Defendant. Further, the report didn’t have an updated address fir the Defendant, however the Plaintiff’s attorney tried to serve the Defendant at the last known address, but the summons was returned undelivered with notation “no mail receptacle.”
4. That the Plaintiff has made reasonable efforts to locate the Defendant, to no avail.
WHEREFORE, the Plaintiff, CHRISTOPHER WAYNE LOTT, II, would respectfully pray:
1. That this Motion for Publication be allowed to be filed.
2. That an Order be granted issuing Notice of Publication to run in the local newspaper for four (4) consecutive weeks.
3. That any other relief not herein granted but deemed appropriate be granted.
Respectfully submitted, this 6th day of August 2024.
Beth Shipley, BPR No. 03721
Attorney for Plaintiff
310 E. Broad St, Suite C
Cookeville, TN 38501
Phone: 931-526-6033
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE`S SALE
WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms, and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated October 31, 2014, executed by Diana F. Rich, an unmarried woman, to Joseph B. Pitt, Jr as Trustee, for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as beneficiary, as nominee for One Reverse Mortgage, LLC, its successors and assigns, and appearing of record on November 17, 2014, in the Register’s Office of Fentress County, Tennessee, at Book 233, Page 909, and Instrument Number 14003007.
WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to Mortgage Assets Management, LLC, the party entitled to enforce said security interest; and having appointed Clear Recon LLC, the undersigned, as Substitute Trustee by instrument filed or being filed for record in the Register’s Office of Fentress County, Tennessee, with all of the rights, powers, and privileges of the original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust.
NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust, and that the undersigned, Clear Recon LLC, as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty, and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on September 5, 2024, at 11:00 AM, local time, at the Fentress County Courthouse, located in Jamestown, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds ONLY, paid at the conclusion of the sale, the following described property situated in Fentress County, to wit:
The land referred to herein below is situated in the County of Fentress, State of Tennessee, and is described as follows:
TAX ID Number(s): 063O-B-014.00-000
Land Situated in the County of Fentress in the State of TN
PARCEL 1:
LYING AND BEING IN THE FIRST CIVIL DISTRICT OF FENTRESS COUNTY, TENNESSEE AND LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF THE COURTHOUSE IN JAMESTOWN, TENNESSEE ABOUT ONE MILE BY TRAVELING SOUTHWARDLY ON U. S. HIGHWAY 127; THENCE SOUTHEASTWARDLY ON THE OLD MCGHEE ROAD, BEING A PORTION OF A TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO GEORGE OSCAR STEPHENS BY AUDIE STEPHENS BY DEED RECORDED IN DEED BOOK Q-3, PAGE 541 AND BEGINNING ON A PROPOSED STREET OR ROADWAY THAT RUNS WESTWARDLY FROM OLD MCGHEE ROAD AT A POINT 280 FEET, MORE OR LESS WEST OF OLD MCGHEE ROAD AND ON THE SOUTH MARGIN OF SAID PROPOSED STREET; THENCE NORTH 87-1/2 DEGREES WEST 200 FEET TO A STEEL STAKE IN THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID PROPOSED STREET; THENCE SOUTH 1-3/4 DEGREES WEST 166 FEET TO A STEEL STAKE; THENCE SOUTH 87-1/2 DEGREES EAST 200 FEET TO A STEEL STAKE; THENCE NORTH 1-3/4 DEGREES EAST 166 FEET TO THE BEGINNING CORNER, CONTAINING 76/100 OF AN ACRE, MORE OR LESS.
ALSO,
PARCEL 2:
Lying and being in the First Civil District of Jamestown, Fentress County, Tennessee
ABOUT ONE MILE SOUTH OF THE COURTHOUSE ON THE WEST SIDE OF AND ABOUT 330 FEET FROM THE OLD MCGHEE ROAD ON THE SOUTH OF A PROPOSED STREET IN WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE ROSE LAWN SUBDIVISION AND BEGINNING ON A STEEL PIN IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 15; THENCE RUNNING SOUTH 87 ° 30' EAST 155 FEET MORE OR LESS TO AN IRON PIN AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 15; THENCE SOUTH 30 FEET; THENCE NORTH 87 ° 30'WEST 155 FEET; THENCE NORTH 30 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 4,650 SQUARE FEET MORE OR LESS.
Note: The Company is prohibited from insuring the area or quantity of the land. The Company does not represent that any acreage or footage calculations are correct. Reference to Quantity are for identification purposes only.
Being the same property conveyed to Diana Rich, by deed dated September 26, 1987, of record in Deed Book WDN-6, Page 404, in the County Clerk's Office and also, the Quitclaim Deed in Record Book: 233 Page: 906.
Parcel ID: 063O-B-014.00-000
Commonly known as 1028 Kennedy Rd Jamestown, TN 38556
The street address and parcel number(s) of the above described property are believed to be correct; however, such references are not a part of the legal description of the property sold herein, and, in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control
This sale is subject to tenant(s)/occupant(s) rights in possession.
This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory rights of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. In addition, the following parties may claim an interest in the above-referenced property: Diana F. Rich; Estate/Heir(s) of Diana F. Rich, Christy Koger, Volunteer Energy Cooperative, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
If the United States or the State of Tennessee have any liens or claimed lien(s) on the Property, and are named herein as interested parties, timely notice has been given to the applicable governmental entity, and the sale will be subject to any applicable rights of redemption held by the entity as required by 26 U.S.C. § 7425 and/or Tennessee Code § 67-1-1433.
All right and equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good; however, the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee.
The transfer shall be AS IS, WHERE IS, AND WITH ALL FAULTS, and without warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the condition of the Property and the improvements located thereon, including merchantability or fitness for particular purpose. Trustee shall make no covenant of seisin or warranty of title, express or implied, and will sell and convey the subject real property by Substitute Trustee’s Deed only.
The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above.
This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded by the Substitute Trustee at any time.
THIS OFFICE IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR AND IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
Clear Recon LLC
Substitute Trustee
651 East 4th Street Suite 200
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37403
Phone: (877) 319-8840
File No: 1341-1159A
Newspaper: Fentress Courier Today
Publication Dates: 7/31/2024, 8/7/2024, 8/14/2024
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF:
RONALD DEE STONE
Deceased
No: P-24-55
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that on the 5th day of August 2024, Letters Testamentary in respect to the Estate of RONALD DEE STONE, deceased, who died on the 10th day of July, 2024, were issued to the undersigned by the Clerk & Master of the Chancery Court of |Fentress County, Tennessee.
All persons, resident and nonresident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against the estate are required to file the same with the clerk of the above-named court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2), otherwise their claims will forever be barred:
(1) (A) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting, as the case may be) of this notice if the creditor received an actual copy of this notice to creditors at least sixty (60) days before the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting):
(B) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an actual copy of this notice to creditors if the creditor received the copy of the notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of first publication (or posting) as described in (1) (A); or
(2) Twelve months from the decedent’s date of death.
This 5th Day of August, 2024.
RONALD DEE STONE,
Personal Representative
PAMELA A. KISSEL
Attorney for the Estate of
RONALD DEE STONE
P.O. Box 967, Jamestown, TN 38556
(931)879-8991
LINDA SMITH
CLERK & MASTER
140 Justice Ctr. Dr., Ste. 110
Jamestown, TN 38556
(08/14)(08/21/24); (2TP)
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE
Default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by a certain Deed of Trust executed August 23, 2021 by Byron K. Ledbetter, Jr., to Ryan S. Smith, Esq., as Trustee, as same appears of record in the office of the Register of Fentress County, Tennessee, in Book 346, Page 318, and the undersigned having been appointed Substitute Trustee by instrument recorded in the said Register's Office, and the owner of the debt secured, First National Bank of America, having requested the undersigned to advertise and sell the property described in and conveyed by said Deed of Trust, all of said indebtedness having matured by default in the payment of a part thereof, at the option of the owner, this is to give notice that the undersigned will, on Monday, August 26, 2024, commencing at 1:00 p.m., at the Fentress County Courthouse front door, 101 S. Main Street, Jamestown, Tennessee proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property, to wit:
Situated in the County of Fentress, State of Tennessee.
Lying and being in the First Civil District of Fentress County, Tennessee in the City of Jamestown about 4/10 of a mi1e northeast of the Courthouse, beginning on the west side of White Oak Road at the corner of Mrs. John Crabtree's lot and about 75 feet northeast of the northeast corner of the O.E. Chapman Lot, running thence north 36 degrees east with said road 89 feet 6 inches to stake, Lonza Mitchell's corner; thence north 86 1/2 degrees west 170 feet to a stake; thence southwardly 67 feet 9 inches to stake; thence with Crabtree's line south 82 1/2 degrees east 137 feet beginning.
Tax Parcel ID: 053OC 02201 000
Property Address: 319 White Oak Road, Jamestown, TN 38556
Other Interested Parties: Any occupants/heirs of Byron K. Ledbetter, Jr.
All right and equity of redemption, homestead and dower waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee.
Substitute Trustee
Law Offices of Arnold M. Weiss PLLC
208 Adams Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee 38l03
90l 526 8296
File # 7269-129976-FC
Published:
July 31, Aug 7, & Aug 14, 2024
TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
Notice is hereby given that default has been made in the payment of that certain indebtedness (the “Indebtedness”) due from Edgar F. Parker III to One Bank of Tennessee (the “Lender”), secured by Deed of Trust executed on July 24, 2023, from Edgar F. Parker III (Being one and the same person as Edgar Parker III) and wife, Stacey Parker (the “Grantors”), to Pointer Title Services, Inc., Trustee, recorded in Book 385, Page 130, in the Register's Office for Fentress County, Tennessee (the “Deed of Trust”).
Default having occurred, the Lender has exercised its option to declare the entire Indebtedness due and payable and has made demand for foreclosure pursuant to the Deed of Trust.
FENTRESS COUNTY PROPERTY: The phrase “Fentress County Property” as used herein shall mean all of the Grantors’ right, title and interest in and to the following described real property (together with all existing or subsequently erected or affixed improvements and fixtures, all appurtenant easements and rights of way, and other appurtenances) described as follows:
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
Lying and being in the First (1st) Civil District of Fentress County, Tennessee, described as follows, to wit:
Beginning on a steel post (found) in the eastern margin of Crockett Cemetery Road, being North 27°59”36”East, a distance of 110.13 feet from a wood fence post at the existing northeast corner of Crockett Cemetery being in the west line of Modlinski (100, 23); Thence South 81°10’29’West, crossing the road, passing the corner fence post on the west side of the road at 31.2 in all a distance of 291.89 feet to a wood post at the northwest corner of the cemetery; Thence South 75°37'22" West, a distance of 502.26 feet to an iron in (found) in the east line of Estate of Bruno Gernt (42, 678); Thence North 07°33'57" East, a distance of 1575.62 feet to a concrete marker (found) at the northeast corner of Gernt and in the south line of Allardt Land Company (28, 839); Thence South 80°28'38" East, a distance of 1321.19 feet to a ½” iron pin and cap set this survey at the bluff, the northwest corner of Watson (Q-3, 32); Thence with the rim of the bluff the following, South 05°40'42" West, a distance of 107.42 feet; Thence South 25°01'43" West, a distance of 349.76 feet; Thence South 40°40'41" East, a distance of 44.73 feet; Thence South 28°31'54" East, a distance of 51.45 feet; Thence South 57°22'02" East, a distance of 158.94 feet; Thence South 38°13'19" East, a distance of 117.38 feet; Thence South 14°29'28" East, a distance of 89.97 feet; Thence South 34°08'50" East, a distance of 55.41 feet; Thence South 43°14'40" East, a distance of 69.25 feet; Thence North 80°25'49" East, a distance of 12.81 feet; Thence South 68°00'37" East, a distance of 90.03 feet; Thence South 45°53'10" East, a distance of 79.92 feet; Thence South 52°20'47" East, a distance of 145.89 feet; Thence North 83°48'56" East, a distance of 81.06 feet; Thence South 67°28'53" East, a distance of 61.17 feet; Thence South 63°17'52" East, a distance of 90.97 feet; Thence South50°44'54" East, a distance of 119.44 feet to the top of the water fall; Thence leaving the bluff and down the branch, North 74°18'39" West, a distance of 123.66 feet; Thence South 65°01'22" West, a distance of 57.68 feet; Thence North 60°23'35" West, a distance of 114.45 feet; Thence North 69°04’10" West, a distance of 111.76 feet; Thence North 59°49'48" West, a distance of 190.87 feet; Thence North 89°24'09" West, a distance of 91.43 feet to a ½” iron pin and cap set this survey, the northwest corner of Modlinski (100, 23); Thence North 79°58'04" West, a distance of 924.02 feet to a steel post (found); Thence South 03°37'08” East, a distance of 371.02 feet to the Point of Beginning. Containing 38.65 ACRES, more or less. As surveyed by Timothy L. Goad R.L.S. #1748 on July 27, 2012. Bearings are based on magnetic north reading taken on the property.
Included in the above description but excluded from this conveyance is any portion of the 55.71-acre tract depicted on the boundary survey of record in Plat Book P-8, Page 64, in the Register’s Office of Fentress County, Tennessee, which may be located within, or overlapping a portion of, the above-described property.
Previous and last conveyance being a Quitclaim Deed from Eddie Parker, surviving tenant by the entirety with Lola Sue Parker, deceased, to Edgar Parker III and wife, Stacey Parker, dated December 7, 2020, recorded December 8, 2020, at 11:18 a.m. in Book 329, Page 466, R.O.F.C.T.
COMMON DESCRIPTION:
Tax Identification: Control Map 044, Parcel 001.00
Address: Crockett Cemetery Road, Jamestown, Tennessee 38556
The legal description shall control in the event of any inconsistency among the legal description, address, or tax identification number.
CONDITIONS OF SALE: Pointer Title Services, Inc., Trustee, or its agent, acting under the authority vested in the Trustee by the Deed of Trust, will be at the front door (Main Street entrance) of the Fentress County Courthouse, 101 S. Main Street, Jamestown, Tennessee 38556, on August 30, 2024 at 11:00 A.M. (prevailing Central Time) to offer for cash sale to the highest and best bidder at public auction in bar of and free from all rights of redemption afforded by statute, equitable rights of redemption, exemptions of homestead, rights by virtue of marriage, and all other rights waived by the Grantors in the Deed of Trust, the real property as described hereinabove, to effect satisfaction of principal, interest, and costs due on Promissory Note dated July 24, 2023, from Edgar F. Parker III to One Bank of Tennessee, and secured by the aforementioned Deed of Trust to Pointer Title Services, Inc., Trustee, as well as to pay all attorneys’ fees and costs necessarily incident to this foreclosure. The Trustee shall convey the real property to the bidder with the highest and best bid of all bidders present at the sale.
A review of the records at the Register’s Office for Fentress County, Tennessee disclosed that the Property may be subject to certain matters set forth below, and that the persons named below may be interested parties, along with the persons named in the first paragraph of this Trustee’s Notice of Sale.
1. Any and all unpaid ad valorem taxes payable to Fentress County, Tennessee (plus penalty and interest, if any) that may be a lien against the Property.
2. Matters which an accurate survey of the Property might disclose.
3. All other easements and restrictions of record in said Register’s Office.
The foregoing matters may or may not take priority over the Deed of Trust. To the extent such matters do take priority over the Deed of Trust under applicable law, the sale will be subject to them, and to the extent such matters do not take priority over the Deed of Trust under applicable law, the Property will not remain subject to them after the sale.
Said sale will be subject to any and all unpaid ad valorem taxes (plus penalty and interest, if any) that may be a lien against the Property, and subject to any and all liens, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims and other matters which take priority over the Deed of Trust upon which this foreclosure sale is had, and subject to any statutory rights of redemption not otherwise waived in the Deed of Trust, including rights of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal, which have not been waived by such governmental agency. Said sale is also subject to matters which an accurate survey of the Property might disclose.
The Fentress County Property is being sold “AS IS WHERE IS” without warranty or representation by the Trustee. Without limiting the foregoing, THE PROPERTY IS TO BE SOLD WITHOUT ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE.
THE TRUSTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADJOURN THE DAY OF THE SALE TO ANOTHER DAY, TIME, AND PLACE CERTAIN WITHOUT FURTHER PUBLICATION, UPON ANNOUNCEMENT OF SAID ADJOURNMENT AT THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE SALE SET FORTH ABOVE.
IN THE EVENT THE HIGHEST BIDDER DOES NOT CLOSE THE SALE WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED, THE TRUSTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CLOSE THE SALE WITH THE NEXT HIGHEST BIDDER AT THE NEXT HIGHEST BID.
The Trustee will make no covenant of seisin or warranty of title, express or implied, and will sell and convey the property only as Trustee. Title to the property is to be conveyed subject to all prior liens, easements, covenants, conditions, encumbrances, and restrictions that may exist including, without limitation, any unpaid ad valorem taxes or other taxes. The proceeds of the sale will be applied in accordance with the terms of the Deed of Trust.
This 30th day of July, 2024.
By: /s/ David Matson, Attorney
Pointer Title Services, Inc., Trustee
120-C S. Jefferson Ave.
Cookeville, TN 38501
STATE OF TENNESSEE CHANCERY COURT OF PUTNAM COUNTY AT COOKEVILLE, TENNESSEE
COOKEVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, )
PLAINTIFF, )
)
VS. )
) No. 2022-133
CHRISTINE (CHRISSI) COLQUITT, )
DEFENDANT. )
In this cause, it appearing from the Motion for Publication, Affidavit and Order for Publication, which is sworn to, that the Defendant, CHRISTINE (CHRISSI) COLQUITT, whose last known address is unknown and cannot be ascertained and is a non-resident of the State of Tennessee, that the residence of the Defendant is unknown and cannot be ascertained upon diligent inquiry, (T.C.A. 21-1-203), it is ordered by this Court that publication be made for four (4) consecutive weeks, as required by law, in the Fentress Courier Today, a newspaper published in Fentress County, Tennessee, notifying said non-resident Defendant to file an answer with Petitioner’s attorney, Lisa Chapman Fowler, Attorney at Law, whose address is P.O. Box 1363, Cookeville, Tn. 38503, within thirty (30) days from the last date of publication, exclusive of said last date of publication, or a judgment by default may be entered as to her.
This 1st day of July, 2024. Linda F. Reeder, Clerk & Master
Brandi Ashburn, Deputy Clerk & Master
